Thank you very much for coming.
Having met the delegation, I understand six of the group have been bankers in the past, Mr. Dodge, so they're very interested in your presentation.
Mr. Dodge, on behalf of the committee, I welcome you and thank both you and Mr. Jenkins very much for taking the time from your busy schedules. I'm sorry about the delay in starting the meeting; the last committee went a bit over their time.
We are studying the state of manufacturing in Canada. Obviously one of the relevant factors is the depreciation of the Canadian dollar vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar, and its impact on the manufacturing sector. We have a full committee here today, and we are very interested in what you're going to say.
This is the process here today: we have about an hour with you, I believe, and for both you and Mr. Jenkins we'll have a 10-minute to 12-minute opening presentation, and then we'll go to questions to the members after that.
Welcome to the committee. Thank you very much for coming. You can start at any time.